Art and culture not only feed the soul, they can feed community coffers as well. That was one of the main takeaways from the second annual Redding Cultural District Summit held Thursday at the Sheraton Redding Hotel at the Sundial… Continue Reading
Embers from the devastating Carr Fire were still glowing when donations began pouring in for recovery efforts with the largest clearinghouse for those contributions, the Shasta Regional Community Foundation, reporting a total of $3.5 million at week’s end, with more… Continue Reading
The Redding City Council, buoyed by the unanimous voices of community members, spoke as one on Wednesday to let City Manager Barry Tippin know that the Redding Library is off-limits in the search for dollars to retain four cops and… Continue Reading
When you put a bunch of beer makers together and present them with a challenge, it’s a given they’re going to brew up a solution. The challenge at hand: find a way to combine their brewing skills to create something… Continue Reading
In my new Carr-Fire reality, I wake up each morning and peer outside to see if my world is still standing. So far, it is, but I’m seeing my world through Carr-Fire smoke-colored glasses that mess with my brain. Is… Continue Reading
Pets are family too, and that fact is on dramatic and heartwarming display at Haven Humane’s temporary pet evacuation center at the Shasta Gateway mall in Anderson. Under the direction of Cyanna Howden, Haven Humane’s chief medical officer, a cluster… Continue Reading
California Street as we’ve come to know it will hardly be recognizable in a few years. In fact, much of downtown Redding will be sporting a new look. Gone will be the crumbling two-level parking structure on California Street and… Continue Reading
Residents of the neighborhoods surrounding crime-infested South City Park met on Tuesday to consider their options now that the city has decided to put a fence around the park and make its few amenities available on a reservation-only basis. Organized… Continue Reading
Nothing comes easy, or quick, on Redding’s hazy path to recreational pot sales. The latest setback, of sorts, came last week when City Manager Barry Tippin postponed announcing the first applicants accepted for tentative approval to begin operating retail marijuana… Continue Reading
“If we do nothing, then they win,” said former Redding Mayor Rick Bosetti of the criminal element that has taken up residence at South City Park. “And there’s no reason for them to win.” Rarely one to sugarcoat his feelings,… Continue Reading
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